For emergency treatment, contact your physician, the nearest poison center, or hospital emergency room first. After the episode, file a separate report for each patient using either email submission or use mail-in form, making sure to protect patient confidentiality. We desire reports about known or suspected toxic species that have been consumed without obvious adverse effect. If there is an entry where the information is not available or unknown, skip that box.

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For human poisonings, was alcohol consumed prior to, during, or after consumption of the mushroom?

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For human poisonings, was alcohol consumed after the meal but prior to symptoms appearing?

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For human poisonings, did more than one person consume the mushroom?

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If yes, how many other people also consumed the mushroom?

If more than one person consumed the mushroom, were any of them also adversely affected?

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Did all persons who became ill suffer the same symptoms?

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If no, please explain.

Was treatment given

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If yes, what treatment

Results of the treatment

About the mushroom:

Genus

Species

Who identified the species

Specify any identification tests and results

Other comments; e.g., what species did the collector expect

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